Emergency Room Death
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Wife seeking justice after Edmonton father dies in hospital waiting to see ER doctorThe wife of an Edmonton man who died in a hospital ER room after waiting more than eight hours says she will do whatever it takes to find justice for her husband.CanadaDec 28, 2025
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Manitoba health minister calls emergency room patient death a ‘devastating loss’Asagwara promised the man's death on Tuesday morning will be treated as a critical incident, with the "highest level of urgency," to prevent other deaths in the future.HealthJan 8, 2025
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New information results in postponement of coroner’s inquest into ER deathA coroner's inquest into the death of a patient who died in a New Brunswick emergency room last summer has been postponed, the province announced Friday.CanadaMay 26, 2023
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N.S. doctor denies he failed in his duties after woman dies during long ER waitAllison Holthoff died at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre in Amherst, N.S., due to complications associated with an untreated splenic aneurysm.CanadaMar 31, 2023
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Patient death in hallway at Winnipeg hospital investigated as critical incidentA critical incident report will be made public within three months, officials say, detailing what factors were at play the night a patient died in a Winnipeg ER hallway.HealthMar 9, 2023
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Death of woman after 7-hour ER wait ‘not caused by negligence,’ N.S. health authority saysThe Nova Scotia Health Authority is requesting that a lawsuit over Allison Holthoff's death be dismissed, saying her death was not due to negligence on its part.HealthMar 7, 2023
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Family of N.S. woman who died after 7-hour ER wait suing health authorityThe family of Allison Holthoff, who died after a seven-hour wait at a Nova Scotia emergency room has launched a civil lawsuit against the province's health authority.CanadaFeb 22, 2023
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Emergency departments are in a state of crisis, Halifax ER chief saysThe head of emergency medicine for Halifax says it's in a state of 'crisis' amid a shortage of nurses, physicians and hospital beds, and with a rise in patients with complex needs.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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‘Enough is enough’: Moncton, N.B. rally demands action on health care after ER deathA rally calling for improvements to New Brunswick's health-care system was held Saturday after a beloved member of Moncton's Muslim community died in the ER while waiting for care.HealthNov 26, 2022
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